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1½ hr classes ?400)
, which also offers
9545112278;
www.oceanicyoga.com
;
Anjuna;
intensive courses and teacher training.
YOGA RETREATS
The Anjuna/Vagator area has a number of high-end yoga retreats where you can immerse yourself in courses,
classes and a zen vibe during the October-March season.
Yoga Magic
( 6523796;
www.yogamagic.net
; s/d lodge ?6400/8000, ste ?8400/10,500; ) Solar
lighting, vegetable farming and compost toilets are just some of the worthy initiatives practised in this ultraluxuri-
ous yoga resort. The lodge features dramatic Rajasthani tents under a thatched shelter. Minimum three-night stay;
rates include breakfast. Daily yoga classes cost extra unless you book the inclusive week-long 'yoga holiday'.
Purple Valley Yoga Retreat
( 2268364;
www.yogagoa.com
; 142 Bairo Alto, Assagao; dm/s one week
from £580/720; ) Popular yoga resort in nearby Assagao offering one- and two-week residential and nonresid-
ential courses in Ashtanga yoga; weekly residential rates include accommodation, classes and meals.
Sleeping
Most accommodation and other useful services are sprinkled along the beach cliffs, on the
Anjuna-Mapusa Rd leading to the bus stand or down shady inland lanes. Dozens of rooms
of the largely concrete cell variety run along Anjuna's northern clifftop stretch; most come
in at ?500 to ?700 per night (more during peak season). There are also plenty of small,
family-run guesthouses tucked back from the main beach strip, offering nicer double
rooms for a similar price; take your pick from the dozens of 'Rooms to Let' signs.
Elephant Art Cafe
( 9970668845;
elephantartcafe@gmail.com
; tents ?800-1000)
The spacious tents here are lined with
embroidered fabric, have tile floors and attached bathrooms, and are set in pretty grounds
- like a little tent village - with winding, lamp-lit paths. The location, behind the beach
shack of the same name, isn't bad either.
TENTED CAMP
$
Vilanova
( 6450389, 9225904244;
mendonca90@rediffmail.com
;
d without/with AC ?800/1100; )
Big, clean rooms
have fridge, TV, 24-hour hot water and window screens and are set in three Portuguese-
GUESTHOUSE
$
